Dec. 30 (UPI) -- Denver Nuggets All-Star Nikola Jokic sustained a left knee injury in the second quarter of a loss to the Miami Heat and did not return.
Nuggets coach David Adelman told reporters Monday in Miami that Jokic would undergo an MRI to determine the severity of the injury. The Nuggets center entered Monday averaging a career-high 29.9 points. He also led the NBA with 12.4 rebounds and 11.1 assists per game.
"All I know is that it's a left knee injury," Adelman said. "He has to go through the whole process of what it is. Watching it at halftime, it looked like his feet got tangled up with a teammate.
"Obviously, immediately, he knew something was wrong. This is part of the NBA. Anybody who gets hurt in this game, it's kinda gut-wrenching. Especially somebody as special as he is. We will find out more [Tuesday] and move on as a team."
The Nuggets led 63-61 with about six seconds remaining in the first half at the time of Jokic's injury sequence. Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. dribbled into the paint while being defended by forward Spencer Jones.
